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Constructing Black Consciousness in Postcolonial Literature

Constructing Black Consciousness in Postcolonial Literature

Kanté, Lassana

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ISBN10: 3659788465
ISBN13: 9783659788468
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Published: Jul 24 2025
Pages: 100
Weight: 0.32
Height: 0.24 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The book critically investigates how postcolonial African literature engages with the ideology and aesthetics of Black Consciousness. Anchored in the apartheid aftermath, the book explores how Magona's *Mother to Mother* reconstructs identity, revives suppressed histories, and provokes political awareness. Drawing from Steve Biko's vision, the research analyzes Black Consciousness as both a political tool and literary technique. The novel's first-person maternal narrative offers a deeply personal account of Amy Biehl's 1993 killing, rehumanizing both victim and perpetrator, while exposing generational trauma and institutionalized violence. The study highlights Magona's decolonial storytelling, rooted in indigenous knowledge, affective memory, and oral tradition. By portraying mothering as a metaphor for cultural survival and national healing, the book positions the novel as a transformative postcolonial text that confronts historical injustice and envisions paths toward empathy, dignity, and liberation.

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